According to Joe Rogan, he did his first 15 UFC gigs for free when the company was still in its early days. Rogan also revealed that he became friends with UFC president Dana White as he was offered free tickets to fights. Speaking of the pre-2005 era, Joe Rogan recently said during an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience:
Catch Rogan discussing his opinion of Dana White below:
How Dana White persuaded Joe Rogan to start commentating
Joe Rogan was still hosting Fear Factor when he started attending UFC events.
Being a lifelong fight fan, Rogan would discuss worldwide fight scenes with Dana White. This led to the UFC president urging Rogan to try out commentary for UFC events.
Despite being reluctant at first, Joe Rogan gave in for the first time at UFC 37 and the rest is history. Regarding the start of his journey, Joe Rogan said:
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